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DOUROUCOULI

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does douroucouli mean? 

DOUROUCOULI (noun)
  The noun DOUROUCOULI has 1 sense:

1. nocturnal monkey of Central America and South America with large eyes and thick furplay

  Familiarity information: DOUROUCOULI used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DOUROUCOULI (noun)


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Meaning:

Nocturnal monkey of Central America and South America with large eyes and thick fur

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Aotus trivirgatus; douroucouli

Hypernyms ("douroucouli" is a kind of...):

New World monkey; platyrrhine; platyrrhinian (hairy-faced arboreal monkeys having widely separated nostrils and long usually prehensile tails)

Holonyms ("douroucouli" is a member of...):

Aotus; genus Aotus (douroucoulis)


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